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Digalodon rubidgei
Taxonomy
Digalodon rubidgei was named by Broom and Robinson (1948). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ferndale, Graaff-Reinet (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Digalodon rubidgei Broom and Robinson p. 400 figs. 7-8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Digalodon rubidgei Broom and Robinson 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Digalodon rubidgei (type locality: 144272 176830) | |
| Lopingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Digalodon rubidgei (196326) | |
| Lopingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Digalodon rubidgei (196325) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Digalodon rubidgei (174623) |